Definition of a miskin

Question

What is the definition of a miskin (destitute person)? Please write it in detail.

Answer

[ar]مسكين من لا شيء له فيحتاج إلى المسألة لقوته وما يواري بدنه[/ar] “A miskin (destitute person) is one who has nothing, so that he needs to ask even for his food and for what covers his body” (al-Durr al-Mukhtar and Shami).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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